Running with Nature

Last week I was reading an article in one of my free running magazines (thanks to Active Advantage) about running without technology.  I started thinking, it is somewhat ironic that my blog is titled "Running for Nature" when I have been wearing an iphone, headphones, and a watch while running.  Shouldn't I be paying more attention to the nature that I am running for that is around me? 

So interestingly enough, this past weekend I went running at a park in Denton which to my surprise had a "nature trail".  The trail was actually really nice- it had a somewhat wide rocky path and then one-person trails that spread out all around it if you chose to be more adventurous.  Interestingly enough, this was at the same time I decided to go running without technology (including a watch).  But I took my cell phone with me just in case of an emergency (I am sometimes accident prone).  So I ran with Sully down the nature trail and we both really enjoyed it.  I already knew that by running without music you would be more in tune with your breathing and your body, but I really appreciated being able to be in sync with everything around me.  After running about a mile on the rocky path, I decided to be a bit more adventurous and take the dirt path.  I let Sully lead the way because I never knew which way to go when I came up to a forked path, and luckily he always knew. 

 So I have set a goal today: By May 31  I will run 6 miles.  Wish me luck!

So since my last post I just went running yesterday... so I have decided I need to stop waiting a week to run again because it is ruining my training!  So I'm about to go running tonight with Sully (hopefully he'll behave!)  I am going home for the weekend but I am determined to try to run somewhere in there!  Happy Easter!